The Predictive Role of Happiness, Social Support, and Future Time Orientation in Career Adaptability

Abstract

In the 21st century, young adult people who are prepared for the world of work are expected to be individuals who have the responsibility to manage their careers and have career adaptability skills. In this regard, it seems useful to understand the factors that may affect career adaptability. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the happiness, social support, and future time orientation can predict career adaptability of young adults. The participants consisted of 525 students (389 female and 136 male) who were enrolled at different faculties of a university in Ankara, Turkey. The instruments that were used in the study were the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire–Short Form, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Attitudes Toward the Future Scale, and a Personal Information Form prepared by the researchers. The results showed that happiness, perceived social support, positive attitude toward the future, and planned attitude toward the future were significantly positively related to career adaptability. These results indicated that individuals with a high level of happiness and positive and planned attitudes toward the future, and those who receive positive social support from their social contacts such as parents, friends, and significant others, are more career adaptive. The results were discussed in the context of the relevant literature.

From Adaptive Readiness to Adaptation Results: Implementation of Student Career Construction Inventory and Testing the Career Construction Model of Adaptation

“…CCT (Savickas, 2005, 2013) draws a map from adaptive readiness to adaptability resources, adapting responses, and adaptation results. Although previous studies have shown that career adaptability is significantly related to happiness (Öztemel & Yıldız Akyol, 2019), self-esteem (Cai et al, 2015; Marcionetti & Rossier, 2019), and career decision-making difficulties (Karacan-Özdemir, 2019), the number of research studies that test the full model is still limited. The present study demonstrates how adaptive readiness affects adaptation results indirectly, and it provides important clues about the mechanisms that support the adaptation results (happiness) of high school students.…”

“…The fourth and final dimension of the model, adaptation results, was attempted to be measured with happiness. Previous research revealed positive correlations between career adaptability and optimism (e.g., Buyukgoze-Kavas, 2016), life satisfaction (e.g., Hirschi, 2009), and happiness (Öztemel & Yıldız-Akyol, 2019; Sattar et al, 2017). Furthermore, Perera and McIlveen (2017) stated that positive results such as happiness may indicate adaptation results.…”

Pendekatan Kebolehsuaian Kerjaya dalam kalangan Pelajar Kolej Vokasional di Selangor

“…Sahabat yang baik akan membantu para pelajar dalam situasi-situasi genting seperti apabila mereka mempunyai masalah yang tidak dapat diselesaikan sendiri. Sokongan baik yang diterima mampu mempengaruhi para pelajar untuk lebih yakin dengan keputusan yang dibuat dan akan sentiasa berusaha untuk mencapai kejayaan dalam perubahan kerjaya (Öztemel & Yıldız-Akyol, 2019).…”

Career Preparedness Among Adolescents: A Review of Key Components and Directions for Future Research

“…Similar support may be offered from sources such as teachers or counsellors (e.g., , institutional support (e.g., Clair et al, 2017), peers (e.g., , and during classes (Lazarides, Rohowski, Ohlemann, & Ittel, 2016). As a whole, social support assists the development of career preparedness attitudes (e.g., Öztemel & Yıldız-Akyol, 2019;Ataç, Dirik, & Tetik, 2017) and helps adolescents to be more engaged in the process of making a career decision (Hirschi, Niles, & Akos, 2011).…”